diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 6dbbcfa12..53a3ea81c 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [test]
 changedir=testing
 argv=py.test
-    --basetemp={envtmpdir}
     --confcutdir=..
     --junitxml=junit-{envname}.xml
 [testenv:py26]